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W. MEYNER. SELF ILLUMINATING NOTEBOOK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12. ms.

1 ,3 1 3, 55 1 Patented Aug; 19, 1919.

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W. MEYNER. SELF ILLUMINATING NOTEBOOK.-

, APPLICATION FILED SEPT-12.1918- 1 ,3 1 Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PA ENT OFFICE.

WALTER MEYNER, OF'NEW YORK, N. Y.

SELF-ILLUMINATIN-G NOTEBOOK.

Application filed September 12, 1918. Seria1No.25 3,789.

in the combination withja light-pervious 'meet different requirements, Without desheet of writing material, of a backing or. support ,for the' same, having luminous properties, the combination thus providing in effect an illuminated wrlting surface.

A light-impervious cover is'preferably pro-- vided for shielding the illuminated surface, when necessary. 7 preferably provided in theform of a pad releasably secured at the'baek of the support and having aportionfstretched aeross the lui'ninous face of the'support; i I

Other features of the invention will appear as the specification proceeds.

The accompanying drawings illustrate practical embodiments of the invention but these may be changed in various waysto' parture from the true scope of the invention. as covered in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the note book, opened up to show its construction. i

Fig.. 2 is an enlarged andv broken detail view of the luminous backing, pad and take up reel.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the book as itnormally appears on being opened for writing therein.

Fig. t is a broken perspective view of a modified form of the construction.

' Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view thereof taken substantially on the plane of line 55 of Fig. 1.

. 7, designates the luminous backing or support, formed of sheet metal or other material suitable for writing and provided in this instance with a readily renewable luminous face in the shape of a sheet 8, of luminous material detachably held to the support by the overstanding clips or fingers 9. The luminous facing may simply be a thin sheet of suitable material impregnated or otherwise treated with a satisfactory luminous palnt. The provlsion of the luminous I Specificationof Letters Patent.

The Qwritin g material is Patented. Aug. 19, 1919.

facingflin.this form makes it possible to easily renew the facing whenever necessary.

10, designates the writing material, which may be a semi-transparent or translucent paper, andwhid is pervious ,to the light emitted by the backing. This writing'material is shown folded in zigzag fashion into a pad l1,disposed fiat against the back of the supportfand bearing at one end against an angularl'y outstanding lug. orstop shoul: der'12on the back of and near one end of the. support, the outermost or'leading end portion ofthe strip being doubled or folded back over this, stopshoulder and stretched across the luminous'face-of the support.

This provides an active stretch of wrlting material which is illuminated, sufliciently for writing purposes, from the luminous back ng wh chsupports 1t, and a supply pad from which addltlonal writing material may bewithdrawn as required.

As the strip is used and withdrawn, it maybe detached in sections, in the form of separate notes, or the strip may be preserved intact, as by winding it on a reel, such a reel being shown inFigs. 13, in the form ofa flat plate 13, provided with a clip 1i for the leadingedge of the strip and pivoted intermediate "its ends, at 15, to a frame, 16, which in turn, isipivoted at 17,

to thebacking at theend opposite the end wherethe stop shoulder is located. This fiat reel 'structure, when not in use, folds down .flat a'gainst. the support, as shown in "big. 3, but can be readily extended as shown in Fig. 1, forthe purpose of advancing and reeling up the strip.

The pad is shown detachably secured in place at the back of the support, by'an overlying back plate or cover 18, which, in the first form illustrated, is hingedly connected to the support at 19 so that it can be readily swung open and in the second form is shown detachably held to the support beneath .the clips 20. In the first structure thehinged back is shown provided with an angular lip or flange 21, which springs over the edge of the support to secure this back cover closed (Fig.

By using light paper, pads of compact size but relatively great writing capacity may be made up in this flat thin form. They are readilyinserted in place by simply opening up the back, placing them against the stop shoulder and leading the outer stretch stop shoulder need not extendthefulhdeflh.

of the pad as it need only be of such extent as to stop endwvisemovement of the pack and should not be so high as to prevent easy passage of the paper. i

To minimize friction against the back of,

the pack "orp'a 'd, the back covermayb' provided With longitudinal ridges QQf'bea'ringlon the padonly along certain lines. This? slippage of'thestrip or'pad'. o

As in many cases it is d'sirable'to shield serves also" topre've'nt side'wise travel" or the light emanating from the pad, I propose also to provide a'front covenfsuchas'indL cated at 23, and which conveniently rnaybe hingedly connected to the support, as 'indi cated, This cover may. be used to "entirely conceal the light, andmay also; whenlpartly' opened, be used as a shade Lfor the light: On the inside' of this front fcover'l have shown provided a pocket or compartment Qlfiwhi ch maybe utilized as a carrier for det chednotes or as a holder for extra pads or luminou'sfacinQs. '7 H VVh'at I claim is y y 1. lnfcombination With a support, an an-j gularly outstanding: stop shoulderat the back of said supp'oftfsubstantially' at one" end thereofia continuous strip "of Writing material folded j il'rzi zag outline into a a compact pad"atfthe backfof the support and resting atone end against the {stop shoul-j der, the outer-e11dof being" iv 'vith-i drawn from the padandfolded around the stop shoulder across the fac'ef'ot thejsupport,

to enable Withdrawal of tl iie 'stlfip across the I a e, i qu re b ck pi ieh v nsrid bearin' on 'thepa'd and I meahsfor rele'asably f se'curingsald'back toth esuppprt," f

$2. In combination with a support. having an angularly outstanding stop shoulder at thebaclgsubstantially at one end thereof, a continuous strip of Writing material folded 'in t'zigzag'ioutlin'e into a compact pad at the back of the support and resting at one end against the stop shoulder, the outer end of said'strip being wvithdr'awn from the pad aiid"folded aro'ii'nd' the stop shoulder across 3flii'combinationn ith a Writing support,

r \{E /1, r, v an angularly outst'andmg stop shoulder on the of sa ld support at one end thereof, a; strip "of Wr ting material folded in Zigzag o ui ejin toa compact pad at the back of tli efsiippfoi't, said pa'd resting atone end against said stop shoulder and having its outerendjivithdravvn from the body of the pad; folded around over the edge of said slioulelei fas apigide and passed across the faclefoffthe support, means for confining the feedlend ofthepad tothe face of the Writing support and means for confining the l f l n offtlie' pad to the back of the support. comb i'niation awri ting support fora stri of Writing I'haterial ada ted to'be folded o'ver one'end and across the face of the suppo'rtanfdfafla tlre el for the used portion ofthe strip'pivoted on the support and foldable fiati'dovvn upon the support.

In testimony wt-steer I WALTER MEYNER l1avesigned"n1y name to this specification inthe presence of tvvo subscribing Witnesses,

d ay' of se otember 1918. l (ALTER MEYNER. Witnesses G; H. SbHMITT.

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